Books like 'The Boy Next Story'
Readers who enjoyed The Boy Next Story by Tiffany Schmidt also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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Graevale by Lynette Noni, Carly Robins
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 17 ratings'Light or dark, only one can win. This world cannot survive in shades of grey.'Now that Aven Dalmarta sits upon the throne of Meya, Alex must race against the clock to save the rest of Medora from the Rebel Prince’s wrath. Haunted by an unspeakable vision of the future, Alex and her friends set out to warn the mortal races. But making allies out of ancient enemies proves difficult... -
![Better Than the Prom by Lynn Painter]()
Better Than the Prom by Lynn Painter
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsProm night has arrived, and Wes Bennett couldn’t be less excited.Not only is he not going with Liz, the girl he’s loved his entire life, but Liz is going with Michael, the guy she’s loved her entire life. Talk about a nightmare.They manage to avoid each other at the event, but every glance he steals of her in that gown, smiling up at her date, feels like a punch to his solar plexus...Categorized as:
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![Nothing Better Than You by Lynn Painter]()
Nothing Better Than You by Lynn Painter
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsExperience Wes and Liz’s first kiss from Better Than the Movies from Wes’s point of...Categorized as:
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![The Faerie Prince by Rachel Morgan]()
The Faerie Prince by Rachel Morgan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsPacked with spine-tingling intrigue and swoonworthy romance, the plot thickens in this YA fantasy from author Rachel Morgan...Guardian trainee Violet Fairdale is just weeks away from one of the most important occasions of her life: graduation... -
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![The Best is Yet to Come by Jessica Redland]()
The Best is Yet to Come by Jessica Redland
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEmma is having a fresh start.After a successful teaching career, an exciting new chapter awaits Emma – helping her fiancé Grayson run one of Beatrix Potter's farms. While imagining days spent supporting Grayson with his dream, working the land and helping with the animals, Emma harvests a dream of her own – to set up an alpaca-walking business around the farm... -
![A Midnight Kiss on Ever After Street by Jaimie Admans]()
A Midnight Kiss on Ever After Street by Jaimie Admans
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA picture-perfect town; a place where dreams come true. Welcome to Ever After Street... Will a kiss at midnight change her life forever? Sadie Winters has spent her whole life doing as she’s told...Categorized as:
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![The Royal Treatment by Lindsey Leavitt]()
The Royal Treatment by Lindsey Leavitt
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhat girl wouldn't swoon over the outrageous perks in Desi's life as a princess substitute? Desi gets to hang out with crush-worthy Prince Karl, and the Faade agency has taken a special interest in her magical abilities. But between sub training, starting the eighth grade, "and "dealing with the cute-but-bossy new boy Reed, ""she's beginning to feel like she's in over her head... -
![My Favorite Mistake by Marian Keyes]()
My Favorite Mistake by Marian Keyes
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAvailable to pre-order now! The hilarious, heartwarming new novel from #1 internationally bestselling author Marian Keyes.Anna has just lost her taste for the big apple . . .Anna has a life to envy. An apartment in New York. A well-meaning (too well-meaning?) partner. And a high-flying job in beauty PR. Who wouldn't want all that? Anna—it turns out... -
![The Harder the Fall by Lauren Barnholdt]()
The Harder the Fall by Lauren Barnholdt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKendall has a crush - and the ghost of his mother has something to say about it. The second book in a hilariously haunting tween series.Kendall Williams talks to dead people all the time. Like it or not, it's kind of her thing - the ghosts need her help resolving issues from when they were alive, and she's good at figuring out their problems... -
![Red Hot Rival by Cat Carmine]()
Red Hot Rival by Cat Carmine
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBad for business … oh so good at everything else. When it comes to women, I like to play the field.And why not? I’m good-looking, rich, and run a billion dollar business.So my one-night-stand with that gorgeous redhead should’ve barely been a blip on my radar.Instead, she’s all I can think about.Her luscious curves. Her scent. Her taste. I need more of her.I need all of her... -
![Colorblind by Siera Maley]()
Colorblind by Siera Maley
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHarper has a secret...and it's not that she likes girls. She has a rare and special gift: she can see how old other people will be when they pass away. Nothing she does changes this number, and that becomes especially clear when her mother dies in a car crash. With only one other person in the world who knows about and shares her gift, Harper is determined to keep her distance from everyone... -
![It's Raining Men by Milly Johnson]()
It's Raining Men by Milly Johnson
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA getaway to remember. But is a holiday romance on the cards? Best friends from work May, Lara and Clare are desperate for some time away. They have each had a rough time of it lately and need some serious R & R, so they set off to a luxurious spa for ten glorious days. But when they arrive at their destination, it seems it is not the place they thought it was... -
![Illusions by Aprilynne Pike]()
Illusions by Aprilynne Pike
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 42 ratings"I don't do patrols, I don't go hunting, I just stick close to you. You live your life, I'll keep you safe," Tamani said, sweeping a lock of hair from her face. "Or die trying."Laurel hasn't seen Tamani since she begged him to let her go last year. Though her heart still aches, Laurel is confident that David was the right choice... -
![A Wish For Jinnie by Audrey Davis]()
A Wish For Jinnie by Audrey Davis
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDo you ever feel that life has got it in for you? Jinnie Cooper certainly does.Unlucky in love, broke and exiled to a sleepy Scottish village, she really needs to shake things up.When she gains possession of a battered old lamp, Jinnie's world changes in ways she could never have imagined... -
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![Real Mermaids Don't Need High Heels by Helene Boudreau]()
Real Mermaids Don't Need High Heels by Helene Boudreau
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe only thing that terrifies Jade more than the ocean is dancing at the Fall Formal. Because Jade has two left feet—er, flippers. Who knew being a high school freshman is even more awkward than being a plus-size aqua-phobic mer-girl? At least her only drama is of the human variety...Or not.The Mermish Council has just declared that all land-dwelling mers but return to the ocean. Pronto... -
![Kissing... Cousins? by J.D. Light]()
Kissing... Cousins? by J.D. Light
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA Related By Marriage MPregEvan and Scout have known each other their whole lives. In fact, they have the same family. Okay, they aren't actually related, but Evan's uncle married Scout's aunt, so… Yeah, it's a little awkward just how often Scout thinks naughty things about his not-cousin. Especially since they have actual family reunions together... -
![The One Thing by Marci Lyn Curtis]()
The One Thing by Marci Lyn Curtis
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMaggie Sanders might be blind, but she won't invite anyone to her pity party. Ever since losing her sight six months ago, Maggie's rebellious streak has taken on a life of its own, culminating with an elaborate school prank. Maggie called it genius. The judge called it illegal.Now Maggie has a probation officer... -
![Chasing the Moon: A Standalone Second Chance Romance by S.M. Soto]()
Chasing the Moon: A Standalone Second Chance Romance by S.M. Soto
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA modern-day retelling of the Greek Myth of Selene and Endymion. He was the sun, and she was the moon. A love like theirs was never destined to last. Selene Drake has always been the girl that blends into the background.The wallflower.Quiet.Unnoticed.Sweet as can be.It never bothered her, she preferred slinking into the shadows... -
![Lead Me On by Julie Ortolon]()
Lead Me On by Julie Ortolon
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen a woman who is willing meets a man who's resisting, let the seduction begin.Allison St. Claire has the face of an angel. That's part of the problem. She also sells quaint tea sets in the Pearl Island Inn gift shop. It doesn't exactly scream sexy. Years of having men treat her like a little sister is enough to drive a healthy woman crazy... -
![After Forever Ends by Melodie Ramone]()
After Forever Ends by Melodie Ramone
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOrphaned by her mother and brushed off by her dad, fifteen year old Silvia Cotton had lived a lonely life. That is until 1985 when her father moved the family from the Highlands of Scotland to the Midlands of Wales...Categorized as:
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![Glimpsed by G.F. Miller]()
Glimpsed by G.F. Miller
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPerfect for fans of Geekerella and Jenn Bennett, this charming, sparkly rom-com follows a wish-granting teen forced to question if she’s really doing good—and if she has the power to make her own dreams come true.Charity is a fairy godmother... -
![Break Me Like a Promise: Once Upon a Crime Family by Tiffany Schmidt]()
Break Me Like a Promise: Once Upon a Crime Family by Tiffany Schmidt
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMagnolia Vickers' fairy tale happiness was ruined five months ago when her boyfriend, Carter Landlow, was killed. Now she's stuck watching as Penny Landlow and Char Zhu, the heirs of the other two black market organ crime families, come out in favor of H.R. 197 (The Organ Act) which would legalize a private industry of organ and transplant trade . . . and destroy the Families' business... -
![Addie Bell's Shortcut to Growing Up by Jessica Brody]()
Addie Bell's Shortcut to Growing Up by Jessica Brody
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAmiddle school girlfinds out that beinga teenagerisn't all it's cracked up to be in this realistic read about friendship with plenty of LOL moments--and a magical twist! Seventh grader Addie Bell can t wait to grow up. Her parents won t let her have her own phone, she doesn t have "any" curves, and her best friend, Grace, isn t at all interested in makeup or boys... -
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Before by Melissa Pearl
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDale Finnigan is a teenage rebel; he lives for parties, girls and joy riding in stolen cars. In spite of his uptight parents' constant warnings and lectures, he continues to run wild. His crazy lifestyle is the only way he can live and feel free… Until his reckless behavior takes him down a path where there is no going back... -
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![Just for You by Jennifer Ann Shore]()
Just for You by Jennifer Ann Shore
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPenn Westbrook thinks he’s the one for me. It’s not that I’m entirely opposed to the idea, but I’ve got a lot going on. Aside from school obligations and my own extracurricular interests, I’ve got a crazy family life...Categorized as:
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![The Many Futures of Maddy Hart by Laura Pearson]()
The Many Futures of Maddy Hart by Laura Pearson
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSuddenly Maddy is right there… in her very own future. And it’s all wrong, yet again.It happens to her every time. When the kisses lead to the bedroom, just when she thinks she might have found the one… Just for a split second, Maddy disappears, and she finds that she’s living her own life. But ten years into the future.She’s only there for a little while...Categorized as:
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![Girl Goddess #9: Nine Stories by Francesca Lia Block]()
Girl Goddess #9: Nine Stories by Francesca Lia Block
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMeet Tweetie Sweet Pea and Peachy Pie, Jacaranda and Rave and Desiree...Meet Lady Ivory and Alabaster Dutchess, who interview their favorite rock star, Nick Agate, only to discover the magic and power in themselves. Meet Tuck Budd, who is happy living in Manhattan with her two moms, Izzy and Anastasia, until she begins to wonder who her father is... -
![Cherokee Bat and the Goat Guys by Francesca Lia Block]()
Cherokee Bat and the Goat Guys by Francesca Lia Block
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFour young musicians first played their music for themselves, now they aim to play in front of an audience... -
![Where I End and You Begin by Preston Norton]()
Where I End and You Begin by Preston Norton
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEzra Slevin is an anxious, neurotic insomniac who spends his nights questioning his place in the universe and his days obsessing over Imogen, a nerdy girl with gigantic eyebrows and a heart of gold.For weeks, Ezra has been working up the courage to invite Imogen to prom. The only problem is Imogen’s protective best friend, Wynonna Jones... -
![Still Sucks to Be Me: More All-True Confessions of Mina Hamilton Smith, Teen Vampire by Kimberly Pauley]()
Still Sucks to Be Me: More All-True Confessions of Mina Hamilton Smith, Teen Vampire by Kimberly Pauley
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWith vampire boyfriend George and best friend Serena by her side, Mina thought she had her whole life—or rather afterlife—ahead of her. But then Mina’s parents drop a bomb. They’re moving. To Louisiana. And not somewhere cool like New Orleans, but some teeny, tiny town where cheerleaders and jocks rule the school... -
![My Date From Hell by Tellulah Darling]()
My Date From Hell by Tellulah Darling
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBreaking up is easy. Dating is deadly.Sophie has to unlock Persephone’s memories if she has any hope of uncovering the ritual to stop Zeus and Hades from taking over the world.Even if it means striking a deal with the Goddess of Love. What choice does she have?The mission: stop Hermes from turning mean girl Bethany into a global mega-celebrity. The catch? Work with the Prince of the Underworld... -
![Autumn's Kiss by Bella Thorne]()
Autumn's Kiss by Bella Thorne
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe second novel in the new series by teen star Bella Thorne! Everyone knows how crazy junior year is, but Autumn Falls never imagined it would be so flirty. The wish-granting diary her father left her stopped working, leaving Autumn to decode what’s going on with her and Sean on her own. He seems into her . . . and he also seems into Reenzie... -
![My Life From Hell by Tellulah Darling]()
My Life From Hell by Tellulah Darling
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsSave herself.Save the world. Humanity may be screwed.To say that Sophie Bloom is at the top of her game with one only week until Spring Equinox and the final showdown with Zeus and Hades would be, well, lying. The Goddess of Spring feels more like the Goddess of Bzzz, Thanks For Playing than the savior of humanity. And could her relationships be any more messed up?Good times... -
![Shy Boy by Beau Brown]()
Shy Boy by Beau Brown
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOmega Kyle Holt has issues. He’s always been quiet and had trouble connecting to people. In high school he confused sex with love. He fooled around a bunch with bi-curious alphas attempting to find a connection. But those guys just wanted to use his body in secret, and pretend they didn’t even know him in real life. Alpha Cliff Richard’s is a friend of Kyle’s brother... -
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![Happily Ever After by Kelly Oram, Yuliss M. Priego]()
Happily Ever After by Kelly Oram, Yuliss M. Priego
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe end of one story is often the beginning of another. Hollywood heartthrob Brian Oliver and his Cinderella princess Ellamara Rodriguez have finally found love outside the digital world. But leaving their anonymity behind creates a whole new set of obstacles for the nation's new favorite sweethearts... -
![Imaginary Things by Andrea Lochen]()
Imaginary Things by Andrea Lochen
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWatching children play and invent whimsical games of fantasy is one of life's great joys... -
![The Shadows We Know by Heart by Jennifer Park]()
The Shadows We Know by Heart by Jennifer Park
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn this haunting and luminescent debut novel, a girl’s complicated family life starts to unravel after she finds herself falling for a mysterious boy who lives in the forest behind her house.Leah Roberts’s life hasn’t been the same since her brother died ten years ago... -
![Love by Mariah Fredericks]()
Love by Mariah Fredericks
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGeek Girl gets Greek God.That's the latest on Zoe's World, a website that Eberly High's eighth-grade girls check out daily.Only Anna, Eve, and Syd know that the cards -- the mysterious tarot deck Mrs. Rosemont left Anna, along with a psycho cat, Mouli -- are responsible. Or, at least, may be responsible...if you believe in that kind of thing.At first Anna doesn't believe... -
![Twelve Months and a Day by Louisa Young]()
Twelve Months and a Day by Louisa Young
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA poignant, modern love story about a young widow and widower and the two ghosts that bring them together because although love changes form, it never dies.Two couples. Four unfinished lives. A love that transcends space and time.Rasmus and Jay, Róisín and Nico: two couples, strangers to each other. Two beautiful, ordinary love stories, cut short... -
![Bewitching by Alex Flinn]()
Bewitching by Alex Flinn
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsBewitching can be a beast. . . .Once, I put a curse on a beastly and arrogant high school boy. That one turned out all right. Others didn’t.I go to a new school now—one where no one knows that I should have graduated long ago. I’m not still here because I’m stupid; I just don’t age.You see, I’m immortal... -
![A Week of Mondays by Jessica Brody]()
A Week of Mondays by Jessica Brody
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen I made the wish, I just wanted a do-over. Another chance to make things right. I never, in a million years, thought it might actually come true... Sixteen-year-old Ellison Sparks is having a serious case of the Mondays...Categorized as:
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![Twelfth Knight by Alexene Farol Follmuth]()
Twelfth Knight by Alexene Farol Follmuth
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsReese's Book Club Summer YA Pick '24"YA is a feeling. It's a warm summer day reading in the sun, lots of nostalgia, gushing together over the characters in Twelfth Knight... -
![The CEO's Impossible Heir by Heidi Rice]()
The CEO's Impossible Heir by Heidi Rice
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe secret is out:He’s a father!Crashing his half sister’s wedding, Ross De Courtney is in for a shock. His gaze is quickly drawn to unforgettable Carmel O’Riordan—and to the child who looks undeniably like him! Then Carmel drops an ultimatum: be a father to their son or disappear.Forever changed by the loss of his mother, lone-wolf Ross has made sure that children will never be in his future... -
![In Some Other Life: A Novel by Jessica Brody]()
In Some Other Life: A Novel by Jessica Brody
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA fresh and funny novel about how one different choice could change everything.Three years ago, Kennedy Rhodes secretly made the most important decision of her life. She declined her acceptance to the prestigious Windsor Academy to attend the local public school with her longtime crush, who had finally asked her out...Categorized as:
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![Geekerella by Ashley Poston]()
Geekerella by Ashley Poston
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsCinderella goes to the con in this fandom-fueled twist on the classic fairy tale.Part romance, part love letter to nerd culture, and all totally adorbs, Geekerella is a fairy tale for anyone who believes in the magic of fandom. Geek girl Elle Wittimer lives and breathes Starfield, the classic sci-fi series she grew up watching with her late father... -
![The Hanged Man by Francesca Lia Block]()
The Hanged Man by Francesca Lia Block
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsAfter the death of her father, Laurel is haunted by a legacy of family secrets, hidden shame, and shattered glass. Immersing herself in the heady rhythms of a city that is like something wild, caged, and pacing, Laurel tries to lose herself. But when she runs away from the past, she discovers a passion so powerful, it brings her roundabout and face-to-face with the demons she wants to avoid... -
![Primavera by Francesca Lia Block]()
Primavera by Francesca Lia Block
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom the very moment she was born, Primavera's songs made water flow and flowers blossom. She brought new life to the desert where her family lives. But even in Paradise there are dreams that cannot be fulfilled... -
![Flyaway by Lucy Christopher]()
Flyaway by Lucy Christopher
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhile visiting her father in hospital, 13 year-old Isla meets Harry, the first boy to understand her and her love of the outdoors. But Harry is ill, and as his health fails, Isla is determined to help him in the only way she knows how...Categorized as:
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![Roll for Love by M.K. England]()
Roll for Love by M.K. England
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAshley Poston meets Becky Albertalli in this Sapphic, second-chance romance about a teen returning to her grandfather's farm and how joining her childhood best friend's Dungeons & Dragons game gives her the confidence to follow her dreams and get a second-chance at love with her first crush.Dungeons & Dragons loving Harper Reid's summer is off to a rough start...Categorized as:
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![Accidental Cinderella by Emily Evans]()
Accidental Cinderella by Emily Evans
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA ball…a gown…a pumpkin…and a happily ever…this standalone, contemporary YA romance has them all. When Ella receives an exciting invitation to attend an exclusive boarding school, she knows she won’t fit it. These kids are elite, wealthy, and driven. She’s ‘average Ella’ on a scholarship…at least, that’s what she wants everyone to believe...
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